The new MrBeast video featured a wholesome ending as one of the final contestants let the other win $431,000. On January 25, MrBeast released a new YouTube video called “Every Minute One Person Is Eliminated”.
The social media star's Beast Games is airing Amazon Prime Video. The reality show, inspired by the Netflix hit Squid Game, sees contestants battling it out for a grand prize of $5 million. Last week, Variety reported that the show had surpassed 50 million unique viewers in 25 days.
MrBeast is part of a growing list of individuals and businesses that have expressed interesting in purchasing TikTok.
Billed as an “ultimate” opportunity, the “MrBeast Experience at Resorts World” descends on the Strip from April 13-15. The resort is partnering with the YouTube personality with more than 347 million subscribers.
The YouTube star MrBeast has joined an investor group who are vying to buy the US side of TikTok before a possible ban could be put in place.
MrBeast himself hasn’t publicly commented on which side he’ll choose yet. “The leading groups who are all credible [sic] bidding on Tik Tok have reached out for us to help them, I’m excited to partner/make this a reality,” he posted on Wednesday.
The platform is in need of saving in the United States, where approximately 170 million people have TikTok accounts. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law that will ban the platform on Jan. 19 unless TikTok’s China-based owner ByteDance divests its U.S. operations.
MrBeast shut down speculation that he has plans to launch a Memecoin but nonetheless, was still slammed for being “greedy.”
Shortly after taking office on Monday, Trump directed the Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban for 75 days. Trump previously floated the idea of the federal government taking a 50% stake in the new U.S. version of TikTok, whatever that ends up being.
MrBeast, the popular YouTube star and the internet’s highest-earning content creator, is holding discussions with several groups that are interested in buying TikTok before a possible ban, according to a spokesperson.
MrBeast denies meme coin rumors, stating he has no plans to launch one despite recent speculation and tons of social media buzz.
The winner of the largest prize in TV history—$5 million—is expected to be revealed in a Feb. 13 episode of “Beast Games.”